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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists World War Two Veteran Signatures Germany D to G  Gerling, Theo |
[UP] - Dahlmann. Kurt - Dahmer, Hugo - Denz, Adolf - Dickfeld, Adolf - Dorschen, Karl - Drees, Gustav - Drewes, Martin - Ebhardt, Rolf - Eisenach, Franz - Elles, Franz - Erker, Walter - Ewald, Heinz - Fahrmann, Gottfried - Fickel, Helmut - Fischer, Erwin - Fries, Otto - Galland, Adolf - Genth, Karl-Georg - Gerling, Theo - Giefing, Ernest - Glunz, Adolf - Graf, Hermann - Grislawski, Alfred |
Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling
Theo Gerling was born in 1916. During the war he flew the Ju52 with the Luftwaffe's Transportgruppe, taking part in combat operations in virtually every theatre, first as an observer and later as a pilot. In January 1943, flying a Ju52, he undertook one of the very last flights into Stalingrad, before the capitulation of General Paulus and the 6th Army garrison. He flew a total of 528 combat missions during the war and was awarded the German Cross in gold.
| Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling - Signed Aviation Art |
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Special Duties by Robert Taylor. A Junkers Ju52 of Luftflotte 2, escorted by Me109s of JG-53, transports important military personnel over the Dolomites in 1942. With the setting sun illuminating the mountain tops in a brilliant light, the panoramic vista is both chilling and spectacular. As the aircraft lumbers across the impressive mountain scenery, members of the High Command can be seen in conference in the cabin, while crew in the cockpit concentrate on their special duties flight plan. Behind them, unprotected from the elements, a lone gunner keeps a watchful eye. The Ju52 became the Luftwaffes primary wartime transport aircraft, taking part in every German army land operation during World War II. |
| Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling Aircraft details |
 Ju52 Manufacturer : Junkers | Ju52 No profile available |
| Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling Squadron details |
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